Beyond the Shadows || LADS Sylus FanFiction

48.

Sylus

I take her to the place she wanted me to go.

And I know what she's up to the moment I see all the blinking neonlights.

»An arcade center?«

She laughs and climbs off the bike, handing me the helmet.

»Oh, yes! My favourite place to have some fun!«

»Are you serious?«

She pouts and frowns at me, her hands in her hips.

»Of course I am! What? Is it not enough "bad boy" style for you?«

I try to hold back my smile.

»No. I told you, we'll do whatever you want today. Go ahead.«

She grabs my hand and strides to the entrance, acting more childish than I've ever seen.

And I adore her even more now...

I smile the whole way she's draging me through the colorful games hall until we stop in front of a...

Claw machine?!

»Do you have any claw machine skills?«, she asks excitedly.

»I have yet to encounter something I can't handle.«

»Big words. I'm an expert at that machine, just so you know.«

I have no doubt.

And I wanne see it with my own eyes.

»Who should go first?«

She wobbles a little on her toes.

»Me!«

»Alright, then. Show me what you can do, Sweetie.«

She turns to the machine and starts to position the claw.

I can't resist to put my hands around her waist and press myself against her back.

»Are you trying to distract me, big boy?«

»Maybe a little bit. But, above all, I want to feel you, Kitten.«

It's the truth.

She gets a little nervous, but she tries to concentrate on what she's doing.

»A liiiittle to the left...A liiittle forth...Go!«

The claw stops and goes down, grabing a little penguin plushie.

But when it goes up again, the plushie falls down.

»Damn it!«

»Try again. You can do it.«, I try to motivate her.

She tries again, but it's another failure.

»Hmm. Today's not my lucky day, apperently...Maybe it's because I usually come here all by myself. I never played with someone else before.«

»You want me to give it a try?«

»Okay.«

»I'll show you how it's done.«

I let go of her and she steps aside for me to play.

Unfortunately, I'm not successful, either.

»We're like a team now. The outcome doesn't really matter.«

»But I'd really like to get that penguine...«

She looks at me with big doe eyes and I can't leave this place now without claiming that plushie for her.

»Pretend you didn't see anything.«

She looks confused, but then she realises that I use my shadows to keep the plushie steady in the claw.

»That's cheating, Sylus!«

»That's why I said pretend you didn't see anything. Just play along.«

The plushie falls into the hole and I take it from the machine.

With a wide smirk I hand it to the pouting but adorable girl next to me.

But she can't hold back the excited smile when she takes the plushie from my hand.

»It's so cute! Look at it!«

»Indeed. Very cute...«

Although I'm not talking about the plushie...

»Happy now?«

»I am. Thank you, Sylus. And...I have to admit that it's much more fun playing with someone else than alone. It feels good if someone plays for you and get's you something...«